JPH0612467Y2 - humidifier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a humidifier having a detachable water supply tank.

(B) Conventional Technology As a conventional technology of a humidifier, as described in JP-A-51-94659, a humidifier main body having electric parts such as a blower built therein and a humidifier can be placed on the main body. There is a humidifier configured with a water supply tank, and in this humidifier, mist is blown out from a blowout port opened between the water supply tank and the humidifier body.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention In the above-described conventional humidifier, the humidifier main body is formed with the mist discharge portion in the concave portion, and further, is formed with the water tank receiving portion. When the humidifier body is formed with the recessed portion or the receiving portion in this manner, the structure of the humidifier body becomes complicated and it becomes difficult to clean the scale, so that it is difficult to remove the scale and the germs easily propagate. There was a flaw.

Further, in order to install the humidifier as compactly as possible, the humidifier main body may be formed into a tubular shape, and the water tank may be placed on the wall surface of the humidifier main body.
In this case, in the ultrasonic humidifier using the ultrasonic vibrator as the fog source, the height of the water column generated by the ultrasonic vibrator is regulated by the water tank, and the generation of fog is suppressed. was there. Of course, if the humidifier body is set high enough, this kind of problem will be solved, but since the water tank is above the humidifier body, it may become unstable and the water tank may fall. .

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned fact,
The humidifier can be installed as compactly as possible by placing the water tank so that it is flush with the cylindrical humidifier main body, while simplifying the structure of the humidifier main body.
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to prevent the water tank placed on the humidifier main body from falling while securing a sufficient height of the water column generated by the ultrasonic transducer.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems In this invention, the upper surface has a water tank portion that is recessed downward, and an equipment chamber is formed between the water tank portion and the bottom surface. A cylindrical humidifier body with a child and a lower part having a water supply port are inserted into the water tank of the humidifier body, and an upper part placed on the humidifier body has a cylindrical shape substantially flush with the humidifier body. The water tank is placed between the humidifier body and the water tank, and the lower part of the tank is exposed to the ultrasonic transducer of the water tank section, and the fog in the water tank section is blown sideways through the lead-out section having the inclined upper surface. With a cylindrical mist derivation member for discharging from the outlet, while making the upper end peripheral part of the humidifier body facing the blowout port of this mist derivation member higher than other upper end peripheral parts,
The water supply tank above the mist derivation member is recessed from the other end, and the inclined upper surface of the derivation portion of the mist derivation member is used as the receiving portion of the water supply tank.

(E) Function With this structure, the water tank is placed on the main body of the humidifier so that it is flush with the main body of the humidifier. Since the outlet is provided and it is not necessary to provide the outlet in the humidifier body, the structure of the humidifier body can be simplified.
Moreover, since the mist lead-out member is interposed between the humidifier body and the water supply tank, the water supply tank and the mist lead-out member can be easily removed to clean the inside of the humidifier body. It is possible to keep the part clean. Furthermore, the upper end peripheral edge of the humidifier main body facing the blowout port of the mist outlet member is made higher than the other upper end peripheral edge portions, and the water supply tank above the fog outlet member is recessed from the other portions. , Without increasing the height of the entire humidifier, the height of the water column generated by the ultrasonic transducer can be sufficiently secured inside the mist derivation member, and the fog derivation member is provided with the water tank receiving portion. Coupled with this, the water tank is placed on the humidifier main body in a stable state.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (1)
Is a vertically-long humidifier main body with a water tank (2) mounted on the top, and this main body has a water tank part (3) integrally molded in the upper part inside with a cylinder with a substantially circular cross section. It is composed of a casing (4) and a disc-shaped bottom plate (6) attached to the opening of the lower surface of the casing (4) with screws (5). The bottom plate (6) has a circular suction port (7) at the substantially central portion thereof.
The suction port (7) is provided with a filter (8), and an equipment room (9) is formed between the bottom plate (6) and the water tank section (3). A propeller fan (10A) and a fan motor (1
The blower (10) consisting of 0B) is provided with the propeller fan (10A) facing down, and the operation switch (11), the ultrasonic oscillator (12) and the transformer (13) are provided above the blower (10). Blower (1
It is arranged in the equipment room (9) so as to be oriented in the vertical direction with respect to (0).

(14) is a blower tube that supplies the blower air from the blower (10) to the upper space in the water tank section (3), and (15) is provided at the bottom of the water tank section (3) inclined with respect to the water surface. The ultrasonic transducer drives the ultrasonic oscillator (12) to generate a water column (16) in an inclined state on the water surface. (17) is a fog lead-out member that forms an atomization chamber (X) provided in the water tank portion (3) so as to surround the water column (16), and is located above the fog lead-out member (17). Derivation part (18)
And a sideways outlet (19) is formed. The upper end peripheral portion of the humidifier body (1) facing the blowout port (19) of the mist drawing member (17) is higher than the other upper end peripheral parts, and the water column ( The height of 16) is sufficiently secured.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a groove (20) is formed on the inner surface of the upper portion of the outlet passage (18) close to the air outlet (19) in a direction intersecting with the blowing direction. With this groove (20), the lead-out path (18)
Small water droplets adhering to the inner surface of the upper part of the container collect to grow into large water droplets and return to the water tank portion (3) side without the water droplets jumping out from the outlet (19). (21) is the water column
A collision wall provided on the mist lead-out member (17) so that the upper part of (16) collides, and (22) is a baffle plate projecting from the upper surface of the collision wall (21). (31) is a tank receiving portion formed by inclining the upper surface of the lead-out portion (18) of the mist lead-out member (17),
The tank receiving portion (31) receives the portion of the water supply tank (25) above the mist drawing member (17) which is recessed.

The water supply tank (2) has an opening / closing valve at the water supply port (23) below it.
A water inlet cap (25) having (24) is detachably attached, and when the water tank (2) is placed on the upper part of the humidifier body (1), the on-off valve (24) is opened. The water tank portion (3) is opened by the projecting portion (26), and the water in the water tank (2) is replenished to the water tank portion (3).

(27) is a lamp consisting of a colored neon lamp provided so as to face the lower surface of the water tank (2), and this lamp lights up when the operation switch (11) is turned on, and the light is emitted from the water tank (2). ).

Incidentally, (28) is a power cord, (29) and (29) are legs provided on the bottom plate (6), and (30) is an operating body of the operation switch (11).

In the above configuration, when the operation switch (11) is turned on, the lamp (27) lights up and the ultrasonic oscillator (12) and the blower
(10) is driven by the ultrasonic oscillator (12)
Due to the vibration of 5), a water column (16) is generated on the water surface and fog is generated in the atomization chamber (X). On the other hand, the propeller fan (10A) of the blower (10)
Rotation of the equipment room through the suction port (7) and filter (8)
The outside air is sucked into (9), and the air blown by this blower (10) cools the fan motor (10B), transformer (13) and ultrasonic oscillator (12), and then passes through the blower tube (14) to the water tank section. (3) Enter into the atomization chamber (X). Then, the air blown into the atomization chamber (X) merges with the mist and is discharged into the room through the air outlet (19) to humidify the room.

By the way, in the humidifier according to the present invention, the fog outlet member (17) is provided with the air outlet (19) and the tank receiving portion (31),
The humidifier body (1) has a simple structure because it is not necessary to provide an outlet or a receiving portion for the water supply tank (2) in (1).

In addition, the fog lead-out member (17) has a receiving portion (31) for the water tank (2).
Since the mist lead-out member (17) is provided with
Receive water tank (2) at (31). That is, the receiving part (31)
Is pressed against the water supply tank (2) and the mist derivation member (17) is fixed at the joint between the water supply tank (2) and the humidifier body (1). Therefore, in the humidifier body (1) and the mist lead-out member (17),
The humidifier main body (1) has a simple structure because it is fixed without forming a concave portion or a convex portion for fixing.

In the humidifier according to the present invention, the structure of the humidifier body (1) is simplified, so that the humidifier body (1) can be easily cleaned. If the main body of the humidifier (1) is easily cleaned, scales of the main body of the humidifier (1) are easily removed, and bacteria are unlikely to propagate. Further, the water tank (2) is placed on the cylindrical humidifier body (1) so as to be flush with the humidifier body (1) so that the humidifier can be installed as compactly as possible, and the fog discharge member (17) can be blown out. The upper end peripheral edge of the humidifier body (1) facing the outlet (19) is made higher than the other upper end peripheral edges, and the water supply tank (2) above the mist lead-out member (17) is recessed more than other parts. Since there is no need to increase the height of the entire humidifier, the height of the water column (16) generated by the ultrasonic transducer (15) can be sufficiently secured inside the mist lead-out member (17). , Water tank (2) in the mist derivation member (17)
Water tank together with the receiving part (31) of
The (2) can be placed on the humidifier body (1) in a stable state, and the water supply tank (2) can be prevented from falling due to vibration or the like. (G) Effect of the invention As described above, the invention simplifies the structure of the humidifier body, facilitates cleaning of the inside of the humidifier body, and not only keeps the inside of the humidifier body clean, The humidifier can be installed as compactly as possible because the water tank is placed on top of the main body of the cylinder-shaped humidifier, and the humidification with the outlet of the mist lead-out member facing The upper edge of the humidifier body is made higher than the other upper edges, and the water tank above the mist derivation member is recessed more than other parts, so it is possible to increase the height of the humidifier as a whole. The height of the water column generated by the sound wave vibrator can be sufficiently secured inside the mist derivation member, and the water supply tank is stable on the humidifier body in combination with the fact that the fog derivation member is provided with the receiving part of the water supply tank. The water tank is placed in the It can be prevented from falling due to movement or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a humidifier according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the humidifier according to the present invention. (1) …… Humidifier body, (2) …… Water tank, (3) …… Water tank, (9) …… Equipment room, (12) …… Ultrasonic transducer, (17) ……
Mist derivation member, (19) …… Blowout port, (23) …… Water inlet, (31)
…… Tank receiver.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cylindrical humidifier having an upper surface having a water tank portion which is recessed downward, an equipment chamber being formed between the water tank portion and the bottom surface, and an ultrasonic transducer being arranged in the water tank portion. A main body and a water supply tank having a lower portion having a water supply port inserted into a water tank portion of the humidifier main body and an upper portion mounted on the humidifier main body having a tubular shape substantially flush with the humidifier main body, and the humidifier main body A cylindrical mist that is interposed between the water tank and its lower part that faces the ultrasonic transducer of the water tank part, and that discharges the mist of the water tank part from the sideways outlet through the outlet part that has an inclined upper surface. And the upper end peripheral edge of the humidifier body facing the air outlet of the mist lead-out member is made higher than the other upper end peripheral edge, and the water supply tank on the mist lead-out member is recessed from the other part. The inclined upper surface of the lead-out portion of the fog lead-out member is used as the receiving portion of the water supply tank. Humidifier.